Black Rabbit Summer - Kevin Brooks

Although this is billed as a story about one mysterious night in a long, hot summer, Brooks' novel is much more than a "who-dunnit" or even a "why-dunnit". From the opening pages he captures the world of teenagers everywhere, with their complex web of shifting relationships, vulnerability to each other and complete refusal to share their world in full with any adults. PLOT After a slow start which follows the main character through the lead up to the big night, there is the hazily captured main event: the funfair. The chaotic atmosphere is captured perfectly as the teenagers stumble through the night, high on a heady mixture of ...  Read the complete review